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39 Cards in this Set
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ech/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity
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fluor/o
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emitting or reflecting light
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radi/o
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radiant energy
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son/o
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sound
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tom/o
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to cut
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An objective, definitive evidence of a disease is called a __ __ __ __.
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sign
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A small sample taken from the body to represent the whole is a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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specimen
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The rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats is called the __ __ __ __ __.
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pulse
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Tapping the body with the fingertips or fist during a physical examination is called __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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percussion
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Listening for sounds within the body using a stethoscope is called __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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auscultation
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Substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays are described as __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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radiolucent
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Radiation therapy is also called radiation __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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oncology
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The use of radiopaque materials to make internal organs visible is called contrast __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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imaging
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A drug that relieves pain is an __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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analgesic
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A substance that produces insensitivity or stupor is called a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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narcotic
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Write the meaning of the following word part: algesi/o
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sensitivity to pain
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Write the meaning of the following word part: chem/o
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chemical
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Write the meaning of the following word part: pharmac/o
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drugs
drug medicine |
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Write the meaning of the following word part:plast/o
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repair
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Write the meaning of the following word part: therapeut/o
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treatment
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Write the meaning of the following word part: tox/o
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poison
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Write the meaning of the following word part: -therapy
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treatment
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Write the meaning of the following word part: pharmaceut/i
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drugs
drug medicine |
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Write one word for the following:
a tumor |
neoplasm
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Write one word for the following:
any drug that relieves pain |
analgesic
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Write one word for the following:
description of substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays |
radiopaque
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Write one word for the following:
disappearance of the characteristics of malignant tissue |
remission
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Write one word for the following:drugs that destroy or inhibit the growth of microbes
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antimicrobial
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Write one word for the following:
listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope |
auscultation
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Write one word for the following:
pertaining to therapy |
therapeutic
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Write one word for the following:
predicted outcome of a disease |
prognosis
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Write one word for the following:
sonogram |
echogram
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Write one word for the following:
treatment of diseases with drugs or medicines |
pharmacotherapy
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Is the following term spelled correctly? Write correct, or write the correct spelling.
akute |
acute
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Is the following term spelled correctly? Write correct, or write the correct spelling. antebiotic
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antibiotic
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Is the following term spelled correctly? Write correct, or write the correct spelling. eckography
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echography
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Is the following term spelled correctly? Write correct, or write the correct spelling. tympanic
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correct
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Is the following term spelled correctly? Write correct, or write the correct spelling. inspekshun
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inspection
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